About the Author

Jessica Parks
Hailing from the great state of Massachusetts, reporter Jessica Parks made her way to Brooklyn Paper after covering Nassau County politics and the Port Washington area for newspapers in western Long Island.
Police Blotter
- East New York: Firefighters put out blaze in East New York apartment
- Suspect charged in Homecrest double shooting outside hookah lounge
- Bedford-Stuyvesant: Two-alarm fire ravages Bed-Stuy post office
- East Flatbush: Woman dies in early morning East Flatbush fire
- Bushwick: Cops seek creep for attempted kidnapping near Brooklyn food truck
- Flatbush: E-bikes, Lithium-ion batteries removed from burning Brooklyn building
Things to do in Brooklyn
June 10, 10:30 am
June 10, 11 am
June 10, 2:30 pm
Entertainment
‘Everything became disposable’: Local artist draws attention to pollution, litter with murals made of trash
PHOTOS: A look inside the revamped Gowanus Batcave as it opens as Powerhouse Arts
Downtown Brooklyn streets come to life with colorful new asphalt art
‘The best show we’ve ever put together’: BWAC welcomes spring with four new exhibitions
Viking Fest and Norwegian Day Parade return to Bay Ridge this weekend